Overview
of the program
Creative Arts option
Modern Languages option
Visit
the online gallery of our students' works
OVERVIEW
OF THE PROGRAM
Champlain
St-Lambert seeks to provide a high quality of education for
its students and to ensure that graduates have the necessary
knowledge, skills, and abilities to function effectively in
their personal and professional lives. Champlain St-Lambert
places an emphasis on providing education that allows the student
to acquire and integrate the general knowledge, intellectual
skills, attitudes, and experiences needed by an individual to
achieve a level of competency appropriate to a two-year CEGEP
pre-university graduate, preparing for advanced studies at a
university, while functioning more fully as a person and as
a member of society. As such, through knowledge and experience,
students will develop their abilities to work as members of
groups and work with people who are different from themselves.
Students will also be encouraged to take specific courses in
English, Humanities, and Physical Education that will be more
relevant to their field of study.
In
designing the Creative Arts, Literature and Languages program
at Champlain St-Lambert, every effort was made to create options
that would best prepare the graduate for studies at the university
level. Decisions on option configurations were based on the
academic needs of our current student base entering local universities,
specifically Concordia University for Creative Arts graduates
and McGill University for Language graduates.
The
application deadline for both programs is:
- March
1st for the Fall Semester.
- November
1st for the Winter Semester.
Note:
"Level One" language courses for students in the Modern
Languages option may not be available in January.
ABOUT
THE CREATIVE ARTS OPTION
The
Creative Arts option was designed to give students ample opportunity
to perfect their technical abilities and master the media tools
in use today, while at the same time developing conceptual skills.
They learn how to read and interpret images, and, through analysis
of historical movements, they explore and understand their own
artistic and creative values and motivations. They gradually
move from learning how to use a preferred medium into taking
a position about their own work. Realizing that many of the
graduates from this program would be continuing in digital media
programs at the university level, a profile in digital media
was created to complement the more traditional profiles of film
and photography. In the film and photography profiles, students
are also introduced to digital image making and manipulation.
The
Creative Arts option at Champlain St-Lambert has three profiles:
After
a common first semester during which students will be
given a broad overview of traditional and new media as well
as an introduction to the three areas of specialization, students
will choose the profile which best meets their university and/or
career aspirations. Choosing a profile doesn't necessarily
mean that the student has no interest in the others, therefore,
the program has been designed to permit students to continue
to take option courses from the other profiles while developing
a specialization.
For
more about the Creative Arts option including course descriptions,
click here.
To
see the type of work our students can produce, we proudly invite
you to visit the virtual
gallery by clicking
here.
To
ask a question about the Creative Arts option, click
here.
ABOUT
THE (MODERN) LANGUAGES OPTION
The
Modern Languages option is designed to give students a thorough
study of French, Spanish, and Italian. Students are introduced
to the culture and civilization of the languages that they study
as they master grammar, critical reading and writing. The languages
in this option were selected to provide students a proper preparation
for advanced studies in domestic and international business,
journalism, government, historical and medical research, architecture,
teaching, interpretation and translation.
The
Modern Languages option emphasizes critical awareness of cultural
variations and issues in world civilizations and global regions.
Students are introduced to cultural and literary analysis and
research using primary texts, secondary literature, and computerized
data resources. Italian was chosen because for many centuries,
it has been the language of culture, and in recent times Italy
has become one of the world's leading industrial and economic
powers. Spanish was chosen because it is the second most popular
language of business after English and because of the economic
and cultural development between Canada and the United States.
And French was chosen to ensure that our students leave the
college with a mastery of both of Canada's official languages.
The
Modern Languages program fulfills the basic entrance requirements
for most Bachelor of Arts programs. Graduates often pursue university
studies in the following areas:
- Communications
- Creative
Writing
- Comparative
Literature
- Education
- Languages
- Linguistics
(phonetics, psycholinguistics, speech therapy, audiology)
The
Modern Languages program will also enable students to choose
among careers in the following areas:
- Copywriting
- Diplomacy
- Interpretation
- Journalism
- Law
(International relations)
- Media
(TV and Radio)
- Public
Relations
- Teaching
IS
THIS THE PROGRAM FOR YOU?
The
Modern Languages student:
- has
good basic skills in English or French
- is
creative and imaginative
- enjoys
intellectual work
- is
a keen and curious observer
- works
methodically
- is
disciplined
- appreciates
the power and magic of spoken and written language
- enjoys
reading
- is
open-minded
- is
curious about other cultures.
If
you can identify with several of these characteristics, you
are a good candidate for the Modern Languages program.
